title: Nutrition therapy recommendations for the management of adults with diabetes.
abstract: There is no standard meal plan or eating pattern that works universally for all people with diabetes. In order to be effective, nutrition therapy should be individualized for each patient/client based on his or her individual health goals; personal and cultural preferences; health literacy and numeracy; access to healthful choices; and readiness, willingness, and ability to change. Nutrition interventions should emphasize a variety of minimally processed nutrient dense foods in appropriate portion sizes as part of a healthful eating pattern and provide the individual with diabetes with practical tools for day-to-day food plan and behavior change that can be maintained over the long term.
authors.affiliation: Corresponding authors: Alison B. Evert, atevert@u.washington.edu.
authors.forename: Alison B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Evert
authors.forename: Jackie L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Boucher
authors.forename: Marjorie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cypress
authors.forename: Stephanie A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Dunbar
authors.forename: Marion J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Franz
authors.forename: Elizabeth J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Mayer-Davis
authors.forename: Joshua J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Neumiller
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nwankwo
authors.forename: Cassandra L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Verdi
authors.forename: Patti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Urbanski
authors.forename: William S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Yancy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000178:diet therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D044623:Nutrition Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic